The CCC presented Wendy Harrington with a Hero Award at a celebration during Sunday’s Downeast Table of Plenty commemorating her service as an educator, advocate, and community leader with Maine Seacoast Mission. Wendy has stepped down from her work directing the Mission’s service programs but continues to coordinate the Scholarship Program. CCC honors Wendy for her deep compassion and tireless work […]
Summer fun at the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival Pie-eating Contest (Photo courtesy of Sarah Dedmon) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Substance Use & its Impacts The CCC is excited to announce an in-person training at the beautiful facilities of Cobscook Institute on September 28th. Abby Frutchey, LMSW, LADC, CCS, will be presenting Substance Use and its Impacts: […]
Summer fun at Bog Lake (Photo courtesy of Abby Frutchey) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Breaking the Limits: Cultivating a Vision for Equity in Aging Registration is now open for the Maine Council on Aging’s 9th Annual Maine Wisdom Summit. The event will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. We are thrilled to announce Dr. […]
Yesterday CCC staff and consultants were excited to be meeting together, most of us in person and one consultant by Zoom, at Julie’s house in Calais. We accomplished so much: planning our training schedule, working on TCI’s full roll-out, playing with dogs (strictly for self-care purposes), and of course, eating amazing food! We take our […]
Garlic bread anyone? This past Sunday some of the CCC team dished out a delicious lasagna feast, prepared by Angie Garrison, to 40 community members at Maine Seacoast Mission’s Downeast Table of Plenty. For information on how your organization can help host a Table of Plenty dinner, contact Megan Smith, Food Security and Sustainability Programs Coordinator. Happy Wednesday! […]
Celebrate the Leo new moon on July 28th, the time of year when the sun returns to its home sign of Leo and is conjunct the moon. What does all that mean? It means we can all be a little bolder, exercise more will power, take a risk and choose what is true and best […]
Today, July 20th, is National Hot Dog Day. It is believed that “German immigrants brought to New York America’s first hot dogs, originally referred to as a dachshund sausage — for their long shape that resembled the beloved dachshund pups. Around 1870, Charles Feltman, a German immigrant, began to sell hot dogs out of a […]
“Finally Warm Enough for a Picnic” (photo courtesy of Hazel Wells on Pinterest) Happy Wednesday! New this week: Come grow with 4-H at the Washington County Fair University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H invites all Washington County youth ages 5–18 to contribute what their favorite garden grows to the 4-H exhibit at the Washington County Fair Aug. […]
Hope you all had a great Fourth of July! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Zero to Three Annual Conference The ZERO TO THREE Annual Conference now includes TWO career-expanding opportunities to fit your interests, budget, and schedule. Attend one or both! Virtual Conference September 12-15 Institute in San Diego December 7-8 Learn more here. NextStep […]
Next Monday is Independence Day. Have a wonderful, safe celebration everyone!!! Happy Wednesday! New this week: Clinical Medical Assistants Training The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks Clinical Medical Assistants (CCMA) among the fastest growing occupations through 2030. Employment as a CCMA is is projected to grow 18%- much faster than the average job ranking! […]